Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-03

their dressmakers, or else make them
themselves A double blanket in solid
or variegated colors costs from 81 to SIS,
from these prices when an entire
casins are the only other articles neces
sary, and these WILL aggregate perhaps Sc
or IS more. The gentlemen's costumes
run in price from S12 to S25, ana very
good costume can be procured for say
Sl5 or SIS complete. There, of
course, is the additional eX-
pense of the toboggsn, which aver
ages about Sc. The scene upon slide in
full blast, with 100 or more beautifully
costumed tobogganists constantly NOV
ing up and down the incline under the
brilliant lights, can perhaps be better
imagined than described. When the first
slide (thst at the ball park
was opened here, many was the
timid maiden-and 1 may truthfully
add, young man-who declared they
could never be induced to trust them-
selves upon toboggan. But after the
first feeling of fear has been overcome,
the timid onlooker becomes as rule the
most enthusiastic tobogganist, and may
be seen almost any aud every night upon
the slide. Chicago has the craze badlEs
and slides are being erected in all sections
Of The city and throughout the suburbs.
Throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota srd
Iowa, and even from far-away Nebraska
and Dakota orders sre coming to our rep
resentative sporting goods houses from
clubs and individuals for toboggan outfits
and reports of newly erected slides are
almost daily recorded in the press
dispatches of our morning papers.
Verify, when Americans take hold CT
anything they take hold of it with rush.
BASE BALL.
Admirers of the Chicago club have been
glad at the Information that Frank Flint,
"Old Silver" has signed to catch ball
with the White Stockings for another
year. Flint's main fault for two years
past has been his fondness for jolly COM
paulops and the flowing bowl, but it
would be hard t. find man in Chicago
Who would declare himself other than
pleased with "Od Silver's" announced
determination to brace up and play good
ball next season.
The latest rumor in the form Of SEN
sati,n in baseball circles is that to the
effect that strong stock company is be-
ing formed at Indiansp lie With view to
the purchase of the Kansas City clubs
franchise, and that after purchasing the
best material now in the ranks OF the
Maroons, they will make application
with certainty of being adnitted)
TO the League. stock company
foI this purpose has already been organ
lied 81 is to hold its first regular meet
ing January 6, when it is expected that a
league delegate will be present to ar
range all details. With money behind it
good club should prove profitable in
vestment in the Hoosier capital, and it is
to be hoped that the movement will be
carried through to successful issue.
NOTES.
Jack Dempsey and Jack Burke, to-
gether with Parson Davies, arrived from
Californis Sunday.
There is talk of a match for $500 q
side between Jack Keenan, OF Philadel-
phla, who is now in the city, and Myers
of Streator, Ill. Sss
The "Star" toboggan has takenf the
precedence in the American tobeggsn
market. There were not 1000 toboggsns
all told sold in TIE United States last
yes-, and A. G. Ss.c,alng & Bros. have